LeapFrog shares jump after Stifel Nicolaus upgrade (AP)
AP - Shares of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., which makes educational toys and software, rose Thursday after Stifel Nicolaus raised its rating on the stock, predicting higher profits next year.
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Health care software founder charged with fraud (AP)
AP - A California businessman has been accused of using bogus financial data to defraud investors who put $60 million into a health care transaction software company he founded.
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Motorola invests in touch-screen software maker (AP)
AP - Communications product and service company Motorola Inc. said Thursday its venture capital arm has invested in Sensitive Object, a six-year old company that makes software for converting surfaces into touch-screens.
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Synopsys fiscal 4Q profit drops, shares fall (AP)
AP - Synopsys Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit sank as revenue declined and operating expenses rose. The maker of chip testing and development software also gave first-quarter and fiscal 2010 guidance that was lower than analysts expected.
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Phone-Plugging 'Square' Makes Mobile Payments Easy (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Want to accept credit cards at your next garage sale? A new iPhone application will soon make that easier. Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey has unveiled his latest project, the Square magnetic reader, which plugs into a vendor's handset, allowing customers to swipe their card. The credit information is then transmitted via an audio signal through included software to Square servers for processing.
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Microsoft says some Windows PCs get `Black Screen' (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.
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Intel Atom App Store Plan Begins with Beta SDK (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Wednesday, Intel released a beta software developer kit for its Atom processor, which the company claims will pave the way for an Atom-based app environment.
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ESRB Releases iPhone App for Parents (PC World)
PC World - Listen up Moms and Dads, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is giving away a handy new iPhone tool that'll help you quick-check what's what when it comes to game content.
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McAfee names eBay executive to board (AP)
AP - Antivirus software maker McAfee Inc. said Tuesday that it named eBay Inc.'s president of marketplaces, Lorrie Norrington, to its board.
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Intuit to sell real estate software business (AP)
AP - Software maker Intuit Inc. said Tuesday that it will sell Intuit Real Estate Solutions to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $128 million in cash.
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Microsoft denies "black screen of death" issues (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it could find no evidence that recent security updates were causing problems with its new Windows 7 operating system, which some have dubbed the "black screen of death."
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Mentor Graphics shares rise (AP)
AP - Shares of Mentor Graphics Corp. climbed Tuesday after a JPMorgan analyst upgraded the software maker's stock, predicting that spending on electronic design automation software will improve next year and Mentor may benefit from this earlier than others.
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Why Chrome OS Is No Threat to Windows (PC World)
PC World - When Google first announced its Chrome OS project, many commentators assumed that the Internet giant was challenging the dominance of Microsoft Windows. The truth is, Chrome is not a threat to Windows, OS X, or any distribution of Linux--nor is it meant to be.
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Rogue Gallery Helps ID Scam Software (PC World)
PC World - If you're trying to figure out whether that "MalwareDefender2009" program is a legit app or a scam, a new listing of the known scams can help.
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Microsoft: Office 2010 to Ship in June 2010 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft officials confirmed that the Office 2010 suite will ship in June of 2010, along with related products.
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Microsoft Offers Twitter-style Service in China (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has launched a microblog-style service in China based on Windows Live Messenger, expanding the social-networking functions linked to the chat software in a country where it is a hit.
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Google Reveals Winners of Android Developer Challenge 2 (PC World)
PC World - Google named the winners of its second contest aimed at encouraging software developers to make applications for the Android mobile operating system.
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IBM Offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon Cloud Deployments (PC World)
PC World - Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM's Tivoli Monitoring software.
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JDA Software plans $275 million debt offering (AP)
AP - JDA Software Group Inc., which makes inventory management software for retailers, said Monday it plans to sell $275 million of senior notes in a private offering.
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Google Phone: Another Day, Another Sighting (PC World)
PC World - A second report of a Google-branded mobile phone has emerged online, possibly vindicating TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, who made a similar claim in mid-November, not to mention earlier whispers from other sources. The latest rumor is courtesy of Gizmodo's Mark Wilson, who reported Monday that a new "Google Phone" will run a new and improved version of the Android operating system:
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